The Hobo to Doormen: The characters of qualitative analysis, past and present

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AUTOR(ES) Jonathan R. Wynn
AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) University of Massachusetts – Amherst, USA
ANO 2011
TIPO Artigo
PERIÓDICO Ethnography
ISSN 1466-1381
E-ISSN 1741-2714
EDITORA Annual Reviews (United States)
DOI 10.1177/1466138111410620
CITAÇÕES 6
ADICIONADO EM 2025-08-18
MD5 fc538c0dfd2e92783247c692c9b511ec

Resumo

Types, roles, and individuals have collectively held a place in qualitative research alongside and at times within neighborhood and community studies but have not enjoyed systematization. This article examines how 'characters' have been, and can be, developed for sociological analysis. Moving from an abridged history of what I will call 'character-focused study' – from Simmel, Park, and Hughes to more contemporary work – this article proposes seven common emphases on display throughout 21 qualitative studies drawn from this tradition. The article concludes with a discussion of the potential ramifications ethnographers should consider when making the methodological choice to include characters in the research design and writing of their work.

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